Question

A good graph should have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

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Answer 1

A good graph should have all of the following characteristics:

1) DATA SHOULD STAND OUT CLEARLY;

2) LABELING SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVE AND CLEAR;

3) A SOURCE SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR THE DATA;

4) AS LITTLE “CHART JUNK” AS POSSIBLE.

A good graph should have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

1) Any breaks between years where data is missing should be closed in and not left as empty spaces.

2) The scale on a graph doesn’t matter. Measurement data can be displayed using any scale as long as that scale is consistent.